vegan mamas

Ingredients:

1 c of jasmine rice

2 c of liquid (combo of water, veggie broth and tomato sauce... explained below)

1 tbspn olive oil

7-8 medium tomatoes 

1/3 white onion

Directions:

Put 7-8 medium tomatoes into a large saucepan. Cover with water. 

Boil tomatoes until soft. 

Pour...

Ingredients & Preperation:

Select 4-5 sweet potatoes. Depending on size of the potatoes, I average 1-2 per person. Peel the skin off. I think it effects the overall taste. Try it both ways and decide for yourself.

Cut potatoes in half length wise so they fit in your f...

Ingredients:

Roasted beets (about 10)

3 cloves of garlic

Apple cider vinegar

Red wine vinegar

Balsamic vinegar

Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Cut up beets into cube sizes and throw into a bowl. Cut up cloves of garlic into tiny pieces and throw in. Mix together equal parts...

Ingredients:

6 cups sliced peeled Rome apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1 cup blackberries
1 1/4 cups all-purpose gluten free flour (coconut flour is our favorite)
6 tablespoons chilled butter (we use E...

Serves 6-8 

Ingredients:

8 organic avocados

4 organic limes

1 pkg of organic cilantro

1 organic tomato 

1 organic white onion

2 organic cloves of garlic

Sea salt & pepper to taste 

Directions:

Half avocados and throw into a large bowl. Half limes, squeeze the lime...

I have found that I can just never make tofu taste like it does when I eat it at restaurants…. until now. I’ve tried this new method a number of times now and it has come out tasty every time.

First, I take a block (or 2,3 or 4 blocks!) of organic firm tofu and I press...

Vegan Banana Boat

Ingredients:

- banana
- vegan chocolate bar (Trader Joe’s makes a great one in a green package)
- Vegan marshmallows (Whole Foods)

Directions:
- Cut open the banana (leave the peal on) and stuff in chocolate and marshmallows and then try to close it up...

My fabulous mother made me a vegan chocolate cake for my birthday and it was so good. I don’t know where she got this recipe or who the originating author is, but thank you. It was moist, chocolaty and delicious.

This is what it looked like right out of the oven. When i...

My first attempt at this pudding was an adaptation of a recipe I found at Forgiving Martha.  I doubled the recipe for my use and I used all organic and raw ingredients including raw cacao powder.

Chocolate Avocado Pudding
vegan, gluten-free
2 ripe avocados
1/2 cup...

This salad is a take-off of a recipe I found in a Raley’s magazine. What I like about this recipe is that you can make it all without the dressing and then just keep it in the fridge and when you want some you can just add then so it keeps longer.

Ingredients:
1 cup Tra...